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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2009
Yung-chih Hung, Jhonghe, TW;
Yong-gang Zhang, Taicang, CN;
Hung-chi Tai, Jhonghe, TW;
Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, Taicang, Jiangsu Province, CN;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing extending in a front-to-back direction and including a rear base portion and a front tongue portion, and first and second sets of contacts held in the insulative housing. The first set of contacts includes at least one pair of differential contacts for transmitting high-speed signals. Each first contact includes a nonelastic first mating portion occupying a front section of the tongue portion. Each of the second set of contacts includes an elastic second mating portion located behind the nonelastic first mating portion along the front-to-back direction. The first and second sets of contacts are assembled to the insulative housing along opposite directions. The first and second body portions are provided with interference sections thereon to interferentially engage with the insulative housing. The first mating portion of each first contact is provided with interference sections to engage with the tongue portion of the insulative housing.